Stax Records was black and white music personel coming together in a pioneering integrated music enterprise. Native Tennessean Jim Stewart founded Satellite in the late 1950s but soon joined up with sister Estelle Axton and re-christened the label Stax Records (the “St” and “ax” of Stax respectively derived from the first 2 initials from their surnames). This ever-evolving Memphis-based label became one of the landmark touchstones of soul, R&B, and funk throughout the 1960s and 70s, its finger snapping logo brand synonymous with sonic quality and heartfelt integrity. Releasing hundreds of long players and 45-rpm singles during its heyday, the imprint and its many subsidiaries also birthed the legendary careers of Booker T & The M.G.’s, Otis Redding, and Isaac Hayes. Never To Be Forgotten: The Flip Side Of Stax 1968-1974 was Light In The Attic’s Record Store Day of 2012 highlighting some of the lesser-known Stax Records artists, collected and presented in a knock-out 7” vinyl box set. Containing 10 faithfully reproduced 45-rpm singles from Mable John, Bernie Hayes, Lee Sain, Melvin Van Peebles, Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers, and John Gary Williams, in addition to label stalwarts Johnnie Taylor, Mad Lads, Emotions, and Rufus Thomas, prepare to move, groove, and be enthused.While Stax met a dramatic and disappointing fate in a tangled web of business, politics and finance in 1975, its enduring legacy shines on as one of the all-time great record labels of Soul music. If industry competitor Motown billed itself as “The Sound Of Young America,” then Stax certainly earned each and every letter of its namesake “Soulsville U.S.A.” Though both labels brought black music to the United States and the rest of the world, Stax’s underdog status combined with a deep catalogue of the most life affirming and authentic sounds around shall retain a special place in our hearts, never to be forgotten.
AMM
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A cracking release, thank you for your review
Thanks AMM. 1631/4000 love those little details.
A label that ranks right there with Chess and Motown. Great review (again). Looking forward to these "b" sides in name only.
Great post amm, thanks for reviewing it!
Another must-have! Great reviews today!! Cheers! Bill
Thanks for thdvreview AMM
Great tracklist with John Gary Williams and Mad Lads
Nice review of a good coda to the whole Stax story.
The legendary label ! Very good choice, sir AMM.
Thank You AMM
Thanks for sharing this great review
Thanks for the Stax label information. I grew up with this and yes they were many unknowns. Thanks to you we get to listen to some of them. Thanks AMM
thanks for this later funky sides of Stax also very limited one!
This is a great compilation with songs that must not be forgotten! Thanks for review, P.
Thanks for sharing this rare jewel with us AMM. Very nice review!!
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Nice Stax compilation AMM thank you Reb
Thanks AMM for.the review
Thank you for this fantastic review AMM!!
Nice comp this one and one which i purchased at the time of release some great tracks great review All Music Man
Cheers Pedro
Ui, another great review, that's for sure. Thanks a lot :) ✌🏻🌞
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